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Late last July, a young tight end walked slowly into the Chiefs' training camp dormitory at Missouri Western in St. Joseph, sporting his trademark beard and a hat. The smile that had been plastered on Sean McGrath's face the previous season was gone; instead, he appeared emotionless as he disappeared inside the building on this bright, sunny day. No one not the reporters nor his teammates standing nearby knew the message he would soon give Chiefs coach Andy Reid and general manager John Dorsey. McGrath, 27, was retiring from professional football. Seven months later, McGrath attends art classes at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Ark., where he played college...

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